CHICAGO — Dez Bryant had six receptions for 82 yards in the Dallas Cowboys' Thursday night win over the Chicago Bears, which is almost a quiet night for him.
Almost.
Bryant was seen lustily yelling on the sidelines in the fourth quarter, as the Bears turned a 25-point deficit into a 10-point game with just over six minutes remaining. On the television broadcast, it looked bad. But Bryant's passion sometimes can be misconstrued as the fiery competitor he is.
Bryant spoke with ESPN Dallas' Tim McMahon after the game and let loose some more.
Yeah, that's passion all right. Is it a good thing? That's for others to decide. But Bryant clearly doesn't care how others view him and believes that he has backing in the locker room, even if his methods can be a bit ... extreme at times.
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The Cowboys have broken their streak of three straight 8-8 seasons the past three years by advancing to 9-4 with the win over the Bears. Bryant topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season during his six-catch, 82-yard game, the third straight season he's reached the mark — joining Michael Irvin and Terrell Owens as the only Cowboys to achieve that three-year plateau.
Among his catches included a 42-yard grab, plus a killer stiff arm on Bears rookie corner Kyle Fuller:
Things are mostly good in Cowboyville these days, with three wins in the past four games, helping get the Thanksgiving taste out of their mouths following the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and a chance for retribution in the Week 15 rematch in Philly.
Dez, for one, will be ready. He didn't play his best game in the loss a week ago.
But Dez, please note: No matter what happens, we can't print all those bad words you said Thursday, at least in full. See, we need to use those "little stars" as you call them, as an editorial version of earmuffs. This still is, after all, a family blog, is it not?
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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Eric_Edholm
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